Since the 2004-05 season, ITG Heroes and Prospects has been a launching pad for many of hockey’s brightest young stars. Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Alexander Ovechkin, Patrick Kane and John Tavares all got their hockey trading card start in Heroes and Prospects. For the 2009-10 season, In The Game brings collectors an opportunity to obtain [...]
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2009-10 UD MVP and Checklist
Posted by admin on November 29th, 2009
Upper Deck has released the checklist for 2009-10 UD MVP which is just appearing on shelves in hobby stores this week. 2009-10 UD MVP Checklist Typical Box Break Summary:12 MVP Rookie CardsA Two-on-Two Jersey card1 or 2 Gold/Super Script parallel cards6 Hart Candidates/Winners cards Each case will contain a One-on-One Autograph card featuring such tandems [...]
Sunday Fun-Day Fun-Facts
Posted by admin on November 29th, 2009
In 1989, Upper Deck sold-out of its baseball cards midway through their inaugural year and then pre-sold its entire 1990 baseball stock before the year began. Although common practice today, the 1990 Upper Deck sets included the industry’s first randomly-inserted autographed and numbered cards. With its 1996 UD Basketball, Upper Deck was the first to [...]
Who to Collect – Brayden Schenn
Posted by admin on November 28th, 2009
As the NHL season wears on, more and more youngsters get a chance to join the ranks of professional NHLers. This also makes it an exciting time for collectors as each new player means a new potential rookie card to collect. It also makes each new product that much more exciting to collect due to [...]
1957-58 Topps Hockey Pack Break
Posted by admin on November 27th, 2009
Those lucky enough to be present at the 2009 Fall Sports Card Expo in Toronto had the opportunity to be part of this historic moment. How many collectors have seen a 1957-58 Topps unopened pack? How many have then watched it be opened? An exciting event and a phenomenal moment for all present.
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